Making a Difference - A comparative View of the Role of the Internet in Election Politics

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Richard Davis; Diana Owen; David Taras and Stephen Ward - Contributions by Diana Owen; Richard Davis; Taylor Boas; Ian McAllister; Rachel Gibson; Randolph Kluver; David T. Hill; Tamara A. Small; David Danchuk; Wainer Lusoli; Jose-Luis Dader; Mar Klappentext This book is a cross-national analysis of the role of the Internet in elections. It examines the role of context in shaping candidate and party usage of the Internet in democratic electoral systems. Zusammenfassung This book is a cross-national analysis of the role of the Internet in elections. It examines the role of context in shaping candidate and party usage of the Internet in democratic electoral systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1 Chile: Promoting the Personal Connection-The Internet and Presidential Election Campaigns Chapter 4 2 Australia: Potential Unfulfilled? The 2004 Election Online Chapter 6 3 Singapore: Elections and Internet-Online Activism and Offlince Quiescence Chapter 7 4 Indonesia: Electoral Politics and the Internet Chapter 8 5 United States: Internet and Elections Chapter 9 6 Canada Chapter 10 7 United Kingdom Chapter 11 8 Spain Chapter 12 9 Belgium Chapter 13 10 Netherlands Chapter 14 11 Italy Chapter 15 12 Germany Chapter 16 Conclusion Chapter 17 Bibliography Chapter 18 Contributors

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Ward, Stephen (EDT)/ Owen Ward
• Assisted by: Richard Davis (Editor), Diana Owen (Editor), Owen Diana (Editor), David Taras (Editor), Taras David (Editor), Stephen Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9780739121016
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2101-6
• No. of pages: 305
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Lexington Studies in Political
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Internet; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Elections & referenda, Internet Guides & Online Services, Internet guides and online services, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Services & APIs, Elections and referenda / suffrage